SC Asks Centre To Justify Validity Of Provision In Mental Health Care Act Decriminalizing Attempt To Suicide [Section 309 IPC]

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Attorney General for India in a plea wherein the Petitioner sought for directions to ensure the prevention of attempts to commit suicide by persons who threw themselves in animal enclosures in Zoos. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian further sought for an explanation from the Centre...